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Assembly constituency 53 · Himachal Pradesh · SC

Solan is assembly constituency number 53 in Himachal Pradesh, in Solan district, and one of the segments of the Shimla Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Dhani Ram Shandil of the Indian National Congress won with 51.5% of the vote, 3,858 votes ahead of Rajesh Kashyap (BJP).

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Solan · 2022AC 53
  1. 01
    Dhani Ram Shandil
    INC
    30,089
    51.54%
  2. 02
    Rajesh Kashyap
    BJP
    26,231
    44.93%
  3. 03
    Anju
    AAP
    1,108
    1.90%
  4. 04
    Rajinder
    BSP
    323
    0.55%
  5. NOTA · 634 (1.09%)

Margin 3,858 votes · 6.61% of valid votes

86,333
Registered electors
2022 election
68.0%
Turnout
+0.8 pts vs 2017
3,858
Victory margin
6.6% of valid votes
Nov 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 4 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 58,385 valid votes, NOTA included.

Solan 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dhani Ram ShandilMale · 82 yrs · SCINC30,089
51.54%
2Rajesh KashyapMale · 59 yrs · SCBJP26,231
44.93%
3AnjuFemale · 41 yrs · SCAAP1,108
1.90%
—NOTANOTA634
1.09%
4RajinderMale · 58 yrs · SCBSP323
0.55%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%201220172022INC 51.5%BJP 44.9%AAP 1.9%CPI(M) 3.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Dhani Ram ShandilINC · 51.5% · margin 3,858Turnout68.0%
2017Dr. (col.) Dhani Ram ShandilINC · 48.2% · margin 671Turnout67.2%
2012Dhani Ram ShandilINC · 50.0% · margin 4,472Turnout67.4%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Solan result 2017

Solan 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. (col.) Dhani Ram ShandilINC26,200
48.16%
2Rajesh KashyapBJP25,529
46.92%
3Ajay BhattiCPI(M)1,632
3.00%
—NOTANOTA656
1.21%
4Shashi Kant ChauhanIndependent389
0.71%

Solan result 2012

Solan 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dhani Ram ShandilINC24,250
49.97%
2Kumari SheelaBJP19,778
40.75%
3Om Parkash KantHLP2,044
4.21%
4Hira Nand KashyapIndependent1,257
2.59%
5Rajesh Kumar (thallu Bhai)TMC563
1.16%
6Prem SinghHiSP236
0.49%
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7Rajesh Kumar SauthaBSP227
0.47%
8Mohan Lal ChauhanIndependent177
0.36%
Map

Solan outlined in orange among the other Himachal Pradesh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Solan district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Solan is one of the assembly segments of Shimla. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Shimla candidates.

  • Suresh Kumar KashyapBJP32,125 53.6%
  • Vinod SultanpuriINC27,109 45.3%
  • Madan LalAKBRPRVP265 0.4%
  • Anil Kumar MangetBSP219 0.4%
  • Suresh KumarRTRYDVBHMP184 0.3%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 5,016 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Solan.

Who won the Solan assembly seat in 2022?

Dhani Ram Shandil of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Solan in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly election with 30,089 votes, which was 51.54% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Solan?

The margin was 3,858 votes (6.61% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajesh Kashyap of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 26,231 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Solan in 2022?

Turnout was 67.96%: 58,675 of 86,333 registered electors voted, across 128 polling stations. That is 0.8 points higher than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Solan part of?

Solan is an assembly segment of the Shimla Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Suresh Kumar Kashyap got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Solan a reserved constituency?

Yes. Solan is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Solan?

The Himachal Pradesh assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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